Lioconcha philippinarum Venus Clam

Lioconcha philippinarum is commonly referred to as Venus Clam. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

16772 

AphiaID:

507755 

Scientific:

Lioconcha philippinarum 

German:

Philippinen Venusmuschel 

English:

Venus Clam 

Category:

Musslor 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Venerida (Order) > Veneridae (Family) > Lioconcha (Genus) > philippinarum (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Hanley, ), 1844 

Occurrence:

Indian Ocean, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Philippines, Réunion  

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1,1 cm 

Temperature:

24,6 °F - 84.2 °F (24,6°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Lioconcha annettae
• Lioconcha arabaya
• Lioconcha berthaulti
• Lioconcha caledonensis
• Lioconcha castrensis
• Lioconcha fastigiata
• Lioconcha gordoni
• Lioconcha harteae
• 
  Lioconcha hieroglyphica
  Hieroglyphen Venusmuschel
• Lioconcha kovalisi
• Lioconcha lamprelli
• Lioconcha macaulayi
• Lioconcha melharteae
• 
  Lioconcha ornata
  Verzierte Venusmuschel
• 
  Lioconcha philippinarum
  Philippinen Venusmuschel
• Lioconcha picta
• Lioconcha polita
• Lioconcha richerdeforgersi
• Lioconcha rumphii
• Lioconcha schiottei
• Lioconcha sowerbyi
• Lioconcha tigrina
• Lioconcha trimaculata
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-09-19 19:33:56 

Last edit:

2024-09-19 19:37:33 

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